Franzen lifts Red Wings over Maple Leafs

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Oct 3, 2008 - 10:29 PM

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DETROIT (Ticker) -- Johan Franzen provided distinct flashbacks of his postseason success in 2007-08 during a preseason contest on Friday.

Franzen scored two goals and assisted on another to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-3 triumph over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Franzen, who netted 13 goals in the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs - tying Henrik Zetterberg's record - en route to becoming a major factor in the Red Wings' championship win, converted a pass from Zetterberg with 1:57 remaining in the third period for his second goal of the night, his third of the preseason and a 4-3 edge.

Valtteri Filppula scored an empty-netter with 17 seconds left to secure the victory.

Zetterberg used passes from Franzen and Mikael Samuelsson to give the Red Wings a 3-2 lead 1:53 into the third, but Mikhail Grabovski beat goaltender Ty Conklin 7:56 later to pull the Maple Leafs even.

Captain Nicklas Lidstrom opened the scoring with 7:05 left the first and Franzen tallied 2:20 later to give Detroit an early 2-0 advantage against Vesa Toskala, who turned aside 28 shots.

Alex Steen got the Maple Leafs on the board at 8:31 of the second, and a power-play tally by Jiri Tlusty exactly two minutes later forged a 2-2 tie.

Jiri Hudler notched three assists and defenseman Brian Rafalski added two for Detroit.

Conklin, who will serve as Chris Osgood's backup, made 19 saves.

From the Bleachers

TORONTO: 3
DETROIT: 5
Final
Oct 3 9:59 PM
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TORONTO 3
DETROIT 5
3RD PRD: DET - (EN) VALTTERI FILPPULA 1 (UNASSISTED) 19:43
Oct 3 9:58 PM
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Maple Leafs 3, Red Wings 5 3rd Period - 0:17
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TORONTO 3
DETROIT 4
3RD PRD: DET - JOHAN FRANZEN 3 (HENRIK ZETTERBERG, JIRI HUDLER) 18:03
Oct 3 9:55 PM
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Maple Leafs 3, Red Wings 4 3rd Period - 1:57
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Oct 3 9:52 PM
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TORONTO 3
DETROIT 3
3RD PRD: TOR - MIKHAIL GRABOVSKI 3 (JOHN MITCHELL, MIKE VAN RYN) 9:49
Oct 3 9:39 PM
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TORONTO 2
DETROIT 3
3RD PRD: DET - (PP) HENRIK ZETTERBERG 4 (JOHAN FRANZEN, MIKAEL
SAMUELSSON) 1:54
Oct 3 9:27 PM
TORONTO: 2
DETROIT: 2
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Oct 3 9:06 PM
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TORONTO 2
DETROIT 2
2ND PRD: TOR - (PP) JIRI TLUSTY 2 (CARLO COLAIACOVO, NIK ANTROPOV)
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Oct 3 8:48 PM
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TORONTO 1
DETROIT 2
2ND PRD: TOR - ALEX STEEN 2 (MATT STAJAN, IAN WHITE) 8:31
Oct 3 8:44 PM
TORONTO: 0
DETROIT: 2
End of 1st
Oct 3 8:14 PM
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TORONTO 0
DETROIT 2
1ST PRD: DET - JOHAN FRANZEN 2 (VILLE LEINO) 15:15
Oct 3 8:06 PM
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TORONTO 0
DETROIT 1
1ST PRD: DET - (PP) NICKLAS LIDSTROM 1 (BRIAN RAFALSKI, JIRI HUDLER)
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